neophron percnopterus

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neophron percnopterus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gier-eagle \Gier"-ea`gle\, n. [Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and
     E. gyrfalcon.] (Zool.)
     A bird referred to in the Bible (--Lev. xi. 18and --Deut.
     xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus
     ).
     [1913 Webster]

neophron percnopterus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Neophron percnopterus
      n 1: small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
           [syn: Egyptian vulture, Pharaoh's chicken, Neophron percnopterus
           ]